HOUSE BILL 555

Sponsored By:

Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Barve, Feldman, Gilchrist, Howard, Kaiser, Oaks, Rice, and Riley

Entitled:

Political Subdivisions - Electronic Legal Notices Option

Synopsis:

Authorizing a county or municipality to satisfy a requirement to publish specified legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation by posting the notice on its website; requiring a county or municipality that chooses to post notices on the Internet to publish a specified notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality, and to offer a specified mail service to provide paper copies of notices; requiring the first year of the mail service to be paid for by the county or municipality; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/3

Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

2/10

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15

Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Electronic Government

Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.

Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC

News Media

Notices

Postal Service

Property Tax

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 24 Political Subdivisions - Miscellaneous Provisions

( 1-111 )

Tax - Property

( 6-308 , 6-308 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Environmental Matters